The little girl with the teddy bear and curly ponytail. The goalie, the catcher, the outside hitter.
Lily Johnson. The name of one of the most well-known student athletes from Missouri State. She graduated summa cum laude, earned the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship and was named the Missouri State Female Athlete of the Year in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Now, a recent grad of the school that shaped her into the person she is, Lily became the first athlete from Missouri State to be nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year.
Going to everything
David and Maryellen Johnson raised Lily along with her siblings Maddie and Trevor.